2024
Long-Term Outcomes of Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Use Among Patients on Maintenance Dialysis
Pun P, Qin L, Minges K, Al-Khatib S, Friedman D. Long-Term Outcomes of Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Use Among Patients on Maintenance Dialysis. Heart Rhythm 2024 PMID: 39615818, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.11.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital admissionAccess interventionsAssociated with decreased riskFee-for-serviceLongitudinal cohort studyMedicare claims dataAssociated with decreased risk of deathImplantable cardioverter defibrillator useNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryBurden of cardiac diseaseRisk of deathDialysis access interventionsDefibrillator useClaims dataElevated risk of sudden cardiac deathImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLong-term outcomesRisk of sudden cardiac deathStabilized inverse probabilityDialysis patientsElevated riskInclusion criteriaTV-ICDS-ICDICD Registry
2020
Comparison of left ventricular lead upgrade vs continued medical care among patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy at the time of defibrillator generator replacement: Predictors of left ventricular lead upgrade and associations with long-term outcomes
Hyman MC, Bao H, Curtis JP, Minges K, Schaller RD, Birgersdotter-Green U, Marchlinski FE, Hsu JC. Comparison of left ventricular lead upgrade vs continued medical care among patients eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy at the time of defibrillator generator replacement: Predictors of left ventricular lead upgrade and associations with long-term outcomes. Heart Rhythm 2020, 17: 1878-1886. PMID: 32497762, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac resynchronization therapyCRT-eligible patientsCRT upgradeResynchronization therapyClinical outcomesNational Cardiovascular Data Registry ICD RegistryGenerator replacementPeriprocedural complication rateLeft ventricular leadSubpopulation of patientsLong-term outcomesICD generator replacementHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsSecondary endpointsCause mortalityPrimary endpointComplication rateICD RegistryProcedural complicationsMedical managementICD populationNational registryVentricular leadClaims data